Issue - meetings

Report by Michael Hudson, Associate Director – Finance 

Cllr Dick Tonge presented a report which detailed the Council Tax base 2014/2015 for Cabinet’s approval.

The Council was required to approve its Council Tax Base annually, in accordance with the Local Government Finance Act 199 and the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992. The Council Tax Base 2014/2015 had to be notified to major precepting authorities by 31 January 2013. Each parish and town council would be notified of the figure for its area.

Resolved:

That Cabinet

1.    approves the Council Tax Base for 2014/2015 as shown at Appendix 1 of the report presented and

2.    notes that the recommended overall collection rate remains at 99.50% which reflects current expectations for collection.

Reason for decision:

Before the Council Tax can be set in February 2014 a calculation has to made and approved of the Council Tax Base, which is an annual requirement as laid out in the Local Government Act.